Essentials
Number of points in the Boy Scout Law
What is 12?
This viral disease is transmitted to humans through the bite of infected ticks and can cause flu-like symptoms
What is lyme disease?
The last rank of Boy Scouts
What is Eagle?
The thing we generally sleep in on camping trips
What is a tent?
This should be showing after folding an American flag properly
What is the blue background and stars?
Three points in the Scout Oath
What is Duty to God and Country, Duty to Others, and Duty to Self?
Color of emeralds
What is green?
On the left pocket
What is the rank patch?
This can be used with a map to tell the direction that you are going on a hike
What is a compass or GPS?
The total number of boy scout ranks
What is 7?
Number of Boy Scout ranks
What is 7?
The majority of Earth’s atmosphere is composed of this gas
What is nitrogen?
The pants of the uniform
What is green?
A sheet of plastic or tarp that we lay down on the ground before putting our tent on the ground
What is ground cloth?
The only former president to achieve the Eagle rank
Who was Gerald Ford?
6th point in the Scout Law
What is Kind?
This star can be used to work out where due North is
What is the pole star (Polaris)?
Merit badges are allowed on the uniform
When you have a long sleeved uniform?
This can be used to start a fire along with a 9 volt battery if you don't have matches or another fire starter
What is steel wool?
This is the top youth leader in the Troop
What is the Senior Patrol Leader (SPL)?
Number of white stripes on an American Flag
What is 6?
1. Plan ahead and prepare 2. Travel and camp on durable surfaces 3. Dispose of waste properly 4. Leave what you find 5. Minimize campfire impacts 6. Respect wildlife 7. Be considerate of other visitors
What are the 7 principles of "Leave no Trace"?
The color of the new uniforms
What is tan?
Two types of camp fires (hint: one is named after a building made from trees and one is named for a type Native American house)
What are log cabin, teepee, and lean to?
A scout learns, a scout is tested, a scout is reviewed, and then a scout is recognized
What are the 4 steps of advancement?